Heel for footwear



1931- DJ. CROOKSHANKS 1,819,874

HEEL FOR FOOTWEAR Filed May 2, 1929 Patented Aug. 18, 1931 UNETED STATES rsiasu JOHN CROOKSHANKS, Ol LANGSIDE, GLASGOW, SCGTLAND HEEL FOR FOOTWEAR Application filed May 2, 1929-, Serial No. 359,843, and in Great Britain December 18, 1928.

My invention relates to improvements in and connected with heels for footwear and has for its object simplicity, and cheapness in construction and manufacture, all as hereinafter described with reference to the drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In order that my invention may be proper ly understood and readily carried into effect, I have hereunto appended one sheet of drawings, of which Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating one form of heel-pad.

Figure 2 is a plan of the pad shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an end view of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an elevation of a different form of heel-pad.

Figure 5 is plan of the pad shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an end View of Figure 5.

In carrying out this invention and referring to Figures 1 to 3 of the drawings, a recess A is formed in the base of the heel G in which there is formed a series of slots B and a recess C and a centre hole D. The pad E has a plate F covering the whole of the surface of the heel G and which is riveted or otherwise suitably attached thereto. Also riveted or otherwise suitably fixed to the plate F there is another plate H equal in size to the recess A in the heel G. This plate H has any suitable number of projections 1. equal, of course, to the number of slots B in the recess in the heel G, a catch J also being formed on the plate H. A hole K suitable for a screw is provided preferably towards the centre of the heel-pad E.

The heel-pad E is simply placed over the heel G when the projections I and the catch J engage respectively with the slots B and the recess C on the heel G, and the screw L is passed through the hole K in the heel-pad E and plates F and H into the hole D in the heel G and screwed home when the pad E becomes securely attached to the heel G, the hole K for the screw being countersunk to allow the head of the screw when screwed home to be well under the level of the pad E.

Referring to Figures 4 to 6 of the drawings, these are in every way similar to Figures l to 3 already referred to and the same letters of reference will apply, the only difference being that the plate F is dispensed with.

Claims:

1. The combination of a heel having a recess in the base thereof, a series of slots around the outer edge of the recess and a hole formed centrally therein, a heel pad having a hole formed centrally thereof, a plate secured thereto adapted to fit into the recess and provided with a plurality of inte 'ral lugs around its periphery adapted to fit into the slots in the recess, and having a hole formed centrally thereof, and a screw adapted to pass through the central holes in the pad and the plate and to be screwed into the central hole in the heel.

2. The combination of a heel having a recess in the base thereof, having a hole formed centrally therein, a plate set in the recess having a hole formed centrally therein and a series of slots around its outer edge, a heel pad having a hole formed centrally thereof, a plate secured thereto adapted to fit info the recess and provided with a plurality of in tegral lugs around its periphery adapted to fit into the slots and having a hole formed centrally thereof, and a screw adapted to pass through the central holes in the pad and plates and to be screwed into the central hole in the heel. JOHN CROOKSHANK S. 

